Teen Ice Skater Goes Down In History During Competition

November 6th, 2019

By Kathleen Shipman

Contributor at See It Live

At just 13-years-old, ice skater Alexandra Trusova made a historical achievement during one of her performances that had mouths dropping to the floor. In fact, it even helped contribute to her taking home the gold that day.

The event took place at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships. All eyes were on the Russian skater as she made her way into the rink. Yet, no one knew they were about to witness a routine that would end in her breaking a record.

Like many other accomplished skaters, Trusova started taking lessons when she was very young. So by the time she turned into a teenager, she had already been practicing for a number of years and had competed internationally.

But the talent Trusova had was on another level. The crowd who attended the competition in Bulgaria got up-close proof of it too.

Within the routine, Trusova ended up pulling off a “quadruple toeloop” too, which secured her the record-breaking position. It was something she had trained long and hard for.

Before the teen’s accomplishment, skater Miki Ando was the only female to complete a quadruple jump while competing. According to the International Skating Union (ISU), that was back in 2002 during the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.